A few years before The Iron Dragons rose to fame, they were a small dojo struggling to stay in business. So when they start succeeding in local tournaments and continuing to build their way up- the stakes are high. Shadow Strike are an unknown dojo, struggling with their lack of members. Despite this, they push their way to the top and fight with everything they have. Both dojos find themselves in a big tournament; The Citadel Gorefest, a ruthless tournament, filled with sketchy people, both the competitors and the officials. 21 dojos end up in this tournament, and they are all eager to win it all, but people collide, drama stirs, romance blossoms, and things get messy. Lilith Pankhurst wants her dojo to win badly, but so does Sensei Wolf. As well as that, 19 other dojos are thinking likewise. So what will happen? Read to find out!